Well, finally, I've found an effective substitute. For those of you who would like to cut back on the sauce but still want to feel loose at parties, I highly recommend wearing an eye patch.
It's truly disorienting, throwing off both your peripheal sense as well as your depth perception. I went to a party to celebrate the 30th birthday of my buddy, writer Daniel Wilson, and found myself consistently standing too close to strangers.Luckily, a couple of them were neuroscientists, who explained what I was experiencing by telling me about a famous experiment in which scientists sewed up the eyes of kittens.
Speaking of cats, here are some that look like Hitler.
6 comments:
Those cats...
Oh my God.
Yeah, I've been there with the eyepatch thing. One of my friends threw a pirate party a few years ago for his birthday. We had a bonfire down on the beach and I definitely stood too close to alot of people. Of course, I haven't given up alcohol, so that may have been all of the authentic "yo ho ho" rum I had been drinking. Heaven fear a girl in an eyepatch, swigging a hip flask...
Your blog always makes me smile :)
The eye patch is genius! I'd wear one too but I love the sauce way too much! And something tells me booze and eye patches don't mix.
I would have loved to have seen you at that party. I might have to try this trick at some point (I don't know if I an extroverted enough).
I gave up alcohol a few years ago because I didn't want the extra calories or the headache the next day. I don't miss it. It can be hard to explain to people though. They assume that I am either a recovering alcoholic or a Southern Baptist.
Looking forward to more posts!
Haha...you are too funny.
I am not much of a drinker and I think I am going to try this at my next outing. Good call. haha
Post a Comment